Gaglione, Picasso, 1943-
Dates
- Existence: 1943-
Biography
William Gaglione, born in New York City in 1943, became an influential leader of the mail art movement during the 1960s. From that point he took an active role in the New York Correspondence School, along with his friend Ray Johnson, where he created his coded name "Dadaland." Long before the general public was aware of the artistic possibilities, mail artists were using rubber stamps to decorate their envelopes, finding abstract applications, and developing techniques. Rubber stamp art became an important genre within mail art, along with publications, postage stamps, photocopy, and audio cassette trade, and began to generate its own shows, magazines, and conventions. From being a contributor in the movement, Gaglione's position was to publicize the up and coming genre by utilizing the publications, shows, magazines, and audio cassettes.
Gaglione left New York and moved to California during the 1970s, where he founded his first company dedicated to mail art, Stamp Francisco. While living in San Francisco, he befriended other mail artists, including Darlene Domel, who he later married, and Anna "Banana" Lee. During this time, he contributed to artistamp, which is the art form of a postage stamp, but not meant to be considered real. Additionally, it was with Anna Banana that Gaglione developed Vile Magazine, which gave the opportunity for mail artists to publish their art and other publications. As Gaglione became more empowered with the mail art movement, he was known as a pioneer and developed the name "Picasso" Gaglione for all of the techniques he created.
During the 1990s, Gaglione focused his attention on the fine art of rubber stamping and his role as curator for the Stamp Art Gallery in San Francisco. Currently, Gaglione resides in Chicago with Darlene Domel. He owns a company, Stampland, which consists of fine art rubber stamps that he sells.
Found in 138 Collections and/or Records:
Inter Dada 84 / Ginny Lloyd, editor; B Gaglione; R Rocola; B Cleveland; A Banana; A Spiegelman; M Bell; CE Loeffler; D Domel; P Fish; JO Olbrich; C Stake; GA Cavellini; P Tavenner; J Hoffberg; A Schmidt; R Johnson., 1984
Although the edition called for 25 copies, according to Ginny Lloyd during a personal visit to the Archive in 2010, only four copies were actually assembled. Since the Sackner copy is numbered '5', perhaps she meant five copies. The box is addressed to the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Jiri H. Kocman / Agius, Juan J. ; Kocman JH ; Valoch J ; Purves T ; Gaglione B., 2000
Jolly Joes / Gaglione, Bill., 1981
L'Art Tampon / Held, John Jr. ; Gaglione, Bill ; Bleus G ; Summers R ; Janssen R ; Daligand D ; Agius J., 1995
This book is a dairy of Held and Gaglione's (The Fake Picabia Bros.) tour of Europe from May 1-11, 1995. It also includes photocopied examples of the rubberstamp art of Michel Hosszu, Daniel Daligand, Guy Bleus, Rod Sommers and Ruud Janssen. The rubberstamp collaged onto the cover depicts a portrait of Held and Gaglione labeled The Fake Picabia Bros. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Lets Clear The Air / Gaglione, Bill., 1981
Letter to Carl Loeffler / Crozier, Robin; Baroni V; Filliou R; Gaglione B; Vigo EA; Xerra W; Zurbrugg N; Spiegelman L; Sackner MA; Saito T; Miccini E; Minkoff G; Padin C; Kostelanetz R., 1981
In response to Loeffler's request for a critical essay for his "Book on Correspondence Art" Crozier describes what it would be like to receive work from his colleagues in the mail art network. The narrative mentions over 450 names, all listed in alphabetical order. Mentions "Marvin Sackner who is the only non-artist in here or is he now..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
L.H.O.O.Q. / Bill Gaglione., 1995
This stamp is appropriated from the Marcel Duchamp ready-made of the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
L.H.O.O.Q. / Bill Gaglione., 1995
This stamp is appropriated from the Marcel Duchamp ready-made of the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Mail Art Assemblings & Periodicals / Agius, Juan J. ; Bruscky P ; Ferro A ; Gaglione B ; Icarus ; Ruch G ; Vigo EA ; Petasz P ; Baroni V ; Barboza D ; Carrion U ; Pittore-Eurifico C ; Groh K ; Rypson P ; Spiegelman L., 2001
Marcel Duchamp's Stamp Activity / Gaglione, Bill., 2012
Meeting Picasso Gaglione was the most beautiful day of my life / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione., 2010
Meeting Picasso Gaglione was the most beautiful day of my life / Bill Gaglione, aka Picasso Gaglione., 2010
[Memories are made of this and that] / Banana, Anna; Schraenen, Guy; Gaglione, Bill., 1978
The inside pages of this work on brown, textured wallpaper is viewed through an opening on its right side. Here the rubberstamped text and images of bananas and a man's head are present. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Michael Gibbs Productions / Gaglione, Bill., 1976
@Michael Gibbs Productions / Gibbs, Michael; Gaglione, Bill., 1975
This card used Gibbs'rubberstamping stating that "this is a limited edition of one million capies, of which this is no.9649." The number is handwritten in ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Mindvision 1282 / Baroni, Vittore, editor ; Lastname B ; Gaglione B ; Jacob JP ; Bruscky P ; Pittore-Eurofico C., 1982
Pages are designed for "3D" viewing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Multiplicity for Millions: The Art and History of Rubber Stamps / Helmes, Scott ; Gaglione, Bill ; Bennett JM ; Peters M ; Lipman J., 2004
This is an exhibition catalogue of the prIvate collection of rubber stamps of Scott Helmes and Bill (Picasso) Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.